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Gea EASPEYRESEA CAPPARIDANA, Z ~¢x ~> 
Grapholitha capparidana, Zeller, Isis, 1847, 734-735('); Rag., Ann. S.E. Fr. 
1894, 218(?). 
Originally described from, Sicily('), this species has been found in India 
at Pusa and is doubtless widely distributed. Its specific name records the 
fact that it was originally found associated with a species of Capparis. 
The larva has been found at Pusa boring stems of bagnahi (Capparis 
horrida), tunnelling right through the stem and filling the tunnels with pellets 
of frass. Small holes are found here and there on the exterior of the affected 
stem, their openings being covered with frass bound together with silk. 
The larva is about 8 mm. long, cylindrical, yellow, with equally developed 
prolegs ; head, prothoracic and anal shields yellow-brown. 
The larva pupates inside the stem in a thin white silken cocoon formed 
near a hole’ and with the head of the pupa turned towards the hole. At emer- 
gence of the moth, the pupa protrudes from the cocoon to some extent and the 
empty pupa-cases may be seen protruding from the attacked stems. 
The pupa is about 5 mm. long, brown ; abdominal segments with minute 
hooks arranged across dorsum; anal segment rather truncate with two small 
upturned hooks dorsally and eight slender cremastral hooks arranged circularly. 
From stems collected on 10th February 1910, moths emerged between 
14th February and 20th March 1910. (Pusa Insectary Cage-slip 819.) 
(,de4 LASPEYRESH\ MAMERTINA, MEYR. MS: 
xe. Wail -393 (Dee, ae. 
. This species has been reared at Pusa from larve found on 2lst January 
1917, fastening together superimposed leaves of Loranthus and eating the tissues 
of the leaves whilst remaining bidden. The moths emerged between Ist and 
7th March. (Pusa Insectary Cage-slip 1519.) 
Cp d<a LASPEYRESTA PTYCHORA, MEYR. 
Laspeyresva ptychora, Meyrick, B. J., XVIII, 147 (1967)(!), Proc. Linn. Soe. 
N.S.W., XXXVI, 288 (1911) [Redeser.](?), Exot. Micr., I, 565 (1916)(3). 
Bred from larvee feeding in pods of Vigna sinensis, “ cowpea,” at Salisbury , 
Rhodesia ; also from Barberton, Transvaal. Doubtless spread artificially with 
its foodplant(’). 
Originally described from, Madulsima and North Coorg(!), this species 
is also known from Queensland(?) and we have it from Coimbatore, where 
it was bred on 21st February 1915, from alarva on pods of Cajanus indicus, 
and from Cherrapunji. . 
